May 1 1986

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Launching of a Delta rocket carrying a weather satellite was postponed because of a quarter cup of leaking rocket fuel. The delay, said officials, would be from 1 to 10 days, depending on the extent of the problem. This was to be the first NASA launch since the Shuttle accident. (NY Times, May 2/86; W Post, May 2/86; P Inq, May 2/86; B Sun, May 2/86)

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